# NTSB Accident CHI96LA326
> **CESSNA 172** · 1996-09-02 · CHICAGO, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA326
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06692
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-02
- **Location:** CHICAGO, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.779335, -87.769447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N65785
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of experience (or lack of training) in recovery from bounced landings.

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